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2026-06-26 14:13 UTC

I’ve heard a similar thing with plastic cling wrap. Tape it to the window frame with double-sided tape and use a hairdryer to further seal it to get that double pane window effect. Or get the plastic wrap kit at home depot to avoid all that measuring and fusing them together

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@Rooster326@programming.dev 2026-06-27 03:32

That is for winter? Not summer I am not sure how plastic wrap is going to stop UV

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@Dvixen@lemmy.world 2026-06-28 05:01

Very effective for cold climate/weather, not so mach for heat. I did this for the windows on an old 1920’s cabin in BC, the walls and roof cavity had been retrofitted with insulation, leaving the windows as the big heat loss spot during winter. Didn’t fix how cold it go inside during winter completely, but it did bring the unheated temp up a degree or two, which made heating and keeping a temp easier. Summer, OTOH, it created a heat pocket that radiated more heat inside, so I did a covering for outside with light coloured heavy fabric (forget what I used, but it was from a sailing shop) for the outside.

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